Jameis Winston's long-term health is Bucs' No. 1 priority right now

The biggest question mark heading into Week 7 surrounding the Tampa Bay Buccaneers is whether or not Jameis Winston will play or not.

The 23-year-old gunslinger left Sunday’s game with an injury to his throwing shoulder. Shortly after, his MRI results revealed that it’s an AC sprain and he’s day-to-day right now.

During Monday’s press conference at One Buc Place, coach Koetter provided some insight on Winston’s injury. Koetter said his long-term health is the team’s No. 1 priority moving forward.

“The way I understand it, he will be cleared medically to play,”Koetter said. “So the way I understand it right now, the answer to that would be, ‘Yes.’ I know Jameis can handle a lot of pain, that’s not going to be an issue. I think it will be more [about], does Jameis feel like he can play at the level he needs to play at? Obviously, the number-one thing in all of this is that Jameis’s long-term health has to be the number-one thing.”

Tampa Bay’s medical staff confirmed that he won’t do more damage by playing through the injury. However, Winston will be closely evaluated throughout the week after he receives more treatment from the Bucs’ medical staff on Tuesday which will give them a better idea of where they stand heading into Week 7.

“I’m sure Jameis won’t be doing any throwing on Wednesday and little throwing during the week,” Koetter added. “We’ll see how he feels.”

We’ll continue to monitor Winston’s status as the week progresses. So stay tuned to Bucs Wire for more updates throughout the week.